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I Corinthians 14:Verse 20

KJV
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Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

1 Corinthians 13:11Romans 16:191 Peter 2:21 Corinthians 13:11Romans 16:19
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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

American Standard Version
ASV

Brethren, be not children in mind: yet in malice be ye babes, but in mind be men.

American King James Version
AKJV

Brothers, be not children in understanding: however, in malice be you children, but in understanding be men.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

My brothers, do not be children in mind: in evil be as little children, but in mind be of full growth.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

Brothers, do not be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

Brothers, do not be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

Brothers, do not be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

Darby Translation
Darby

Brethren, be not children in [your] minds, but in malice be babes; but in [your] minds be grown [men].

Webster Bible
Webster

Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Brethren, be not children in vnderstanding, but as concerning maliciousnes be children, but in vnderstanding be of a ripe age.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

Brethren, do not become children in sense. But in malice be children: and in sense be perfect.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Brethren! do not become children, in your understandings; but, in baseness, become babes, while, in your understandings, ye become, full-grown.

Literal Translation
LITV

Brothers, do not be children in your minds, but in malice be like infants, and in your minds be mature.

Modern King James
MKJV

Brothers, do not be children in your minds, but in malice be like infants, and in your minds be mature.

Updated King James
UKJV

Brethren, be not children in understanding: nevertheless in malice be all of you children, but in understanding be men.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Brothers, do not become children in your understanding, but with respect to wickedness be as a child, and in your understanding be mature.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

Brothers, do not choose to have the minds of children. Instead, be free of malice like infants, but be mature in your minds.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.

Revised Webster
RWebster

Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

Britheren, nyle ye be maad children in wittis, but in malice be ye children; but in wittis be ye parfit.

Noyes Translation (1869)
Noyes

Brethren, do not become children in understanding; yet in malice be children, but in understanding be men.

Anderson New Testament
Anderson

Brethren, be not children in understanding: yet, in malice, be childlike; but, in understanding, be full-grown men.

Twentieth Century NT
TCNT

Brothers, do not show yourselves children in understanding. In wickedness be infants, but in understanding show yourselves men.

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1 Corinthians 13:11Romans 16:191 Peter 2:21 Corinthians 13:11Romans 16:191 Peter 2:2Matthew 18:3Matthew 18:3Ephesians 4:14Ephesians 4:15
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